Swept Off Your Feet: This Is What 80mph Winds Are Doing In England

Mark Hemsworth—London News Pictures/ZumapressA man floats in the air as he uses his jacket to catch gale force winds as a storm hits the seafront at Sennen Cove at the Western tip of Cornwall, UK, Feb. 8, 2014.

Severe storms in Britain are bringing in gales of up to 80mph as large swathes of the country are dealing with floods and seemingly endless downpours. It’s all part of the wettest January in England since 1766, and much of the country has been under water for weeks.